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ENS:ModifyInstanceNetworkAttribute

Last Updated:Mar 27, 2026

Modifies the private IP address or vSwitch of a VPC-type ECS instance.

Operation description

The instance that you want to manage must be in the Stopped state. When you modify the parameters of a scaling group, the following limits apply:

  • Instance:

    • Instances that are associated with SLB are not supported.

  • Network:

    • Instances that are associated with EIPs are not supported.

    • Instances that are associated with high-availability virtual IP addresses are not supported.

    • Instances that have been used as next hops in the routing table are not supported.

    • Secondary ENIs cannot be attached to the ECS instance.

    • Instances configured with secondary IP addresses are not supported.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

ens:ModifyInstanceNetworkAttribute

update

*All Resource

*

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

InstanceId

string

Yes

The ID of the ENS instance.

i-5myukg7hnpbto7m024002****

VSwitchId

string

No

The vSwitch IDs.

  • If you set this parameter to the ID of the current vSwitch, the vSwitch of the ECS instance remains unchanged.

  • The input ID is a new vSwitch, and the new and old vSwitches must belong to the same node.

  • By default, if this parameter is not specified, a private IP address is randomly assigned from within the CIDR block of the specified vSwitch.

vsw-5rllcjb3ol6duzjdnbm1o****

PrivateIpAddress

string

No

The new private IP address of the ECS instance. By default, if this parameter is empty, a private IP address is randomly assigned from the CIDR block of the specified vSwitch.

192.168.XX.XX

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

Schema of Response

RequestId

string

The request ID.

125B04C7-3D0D-4245-AF96-14E3758E3F06

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "125B04C7-3D0D-4245-AF96-14E3758E3F06"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 ens.interface.error Failed to call API.
400 InvalidDependence.%s The Specified operation is denied due to %s. The instance has dependencies and cannot be modified.
400 InvalidInstanceId.NotFound The specified InstanceId does not exist. The specified instance does not exist.
400 IncorrectInstanceStatus The current status of the resource does not support this operation. The current operation is not supported. The disk is being reset.
400 InvalidInstanceType.NotSupported The specified InstanceType is not Supported. The specified instance type does not support the current operation.
400 IncorrectNetworkInterfaceStatus The operation could not be completed because the status of the specified network interface is invalid for this action. The operation could not be completed because the status of the specified network interface is invalid for this action.
400 InvalidVSwitchId.NotFound Specified virtual switch does not exist. The specified virtual switch ID does not exist.
400 IncorrectVSwitchStatus The current status of virtual switch does not support this operation. The specified virtual switch is not available and cannot operate.
400 InvalidPrivateIpAddress.Mismatch Specified private IP address is not in the CIDR block of virtual switch. The specified private IP address is not in the CIDR block of the specified VSwitch.
400 InvalidPrivateIpAddress.Duplicated The specified private IP address is duplicated. The specified IP address is already in use.
400 InvalidVSwitchId.IpNotEnough The specified virtual switch has not enough available ip. The number of IP addresses in the specified switch is insufficient.
400 Invalid%s The specified parameter %s is invalid.
400 Missing%s You must specify the parameter %s.
400 NoPermission Permission denied.
400 InvalidParameter.%s The specified field %s invalid. Please check it again.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.